Paul Cook

Paul Cook (3 March 1943-) was a member of the US House of Representatives (R-CA 8) from 3 January 2013, succeeding Nancy Pelosi.

Biography
Paul Cook was born in Meriden, Connecticut in 1943, and he served in the US Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, rising to the rank of Colonel after 26 years of service. Cook later moved to California, and he served as Director of the Yucca Valley Chamber of Commerce from 1993 to 1994 and as a professor. Cook was elected to the US House of Representatives in 2012, representing the Yucca Valley. He was pro-life, anti-Common Core, in favor of repealing Obamacare, supportive of tax cuts, and opposed to DACA.